Photographers=20
are invited to enter their best images in =
the=20
Second Annual =93City of Lake Oswego Photo =
Contest.=94=20
Send in your best photos for a chance to =
win $100!=20
Entries need to be submitted by 5 p.m., =
September=20
1, 2010. Category winners will be =
announced in=20
early November 2010. Contest=20
details.

Free =
Car Wash Kit=20
Plus other Water=20
Tips

Did =
you know=20
that you can protect our streams and save =
water=20
just by washing your car at a commercial =
car wash=20
or on your lawn? Watch this=20
entertaining video to learn how you =
can=20
protect your watershed and conserve water. =
Special=20
thanks to Waluga Junior High School and =
Rufus the=20
Water Dog!

A short two hour =
class will=20
be offered by Water Conservation Staff on =
July 31=20
from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the City =
Council=20
Chambers, 380 A Avenue. Learn =
about the=20
newly installed weather stations, their =
various=20
functions and how to use these important =
water=20
saving facilities to help manage your =
outdoor=20
water usage. The class is free and no sign =
up is=20
required.

All-Comers Track=20
Meet

On July 28, 6 p.m., try competing in =
races=20
and field sports in a very fun, family =
atmosphere.=20
Bring a picnic and enjoy a summer evening =
at Lake=20
Oswego High School Track. Registration =
begins at=20
5:15 p.m.; entry fee is $2 per person. More=20
=
information.

Next week, prior to their July 27 =
study=20
session, the Council will conduct =
interviews for=20
the vacancy created by the resignation of=20
Councilor Kristin Johnson. Applicants =
include=20
James Radda, Ellie McPeak, Daniel Vizzini, =
David=20
Poulson, Mike Kehoe and Paul =
Moredock. =20
Council is scheduled to approve the =
appointment at=20
its regular meeting on August =
3.

Can't make it to the Council=20
Meeting? Watch it live wherever you =
are via=20
live streaming video! Type mms/www.ci.oswego.or.us/live into=20
your browser during the Council meeting to =
watch=20
Council live. The next opportunity is =
at 6:30=20
p.m. on July 27, 2010.

Detailed information on the above =
items is=20
included in the Council Packet. For =
Council=20
packets, as well as meeting summaries and =
minutes,=20
or to view past meetings, visit the City=20
Council's webpage.

All Tuesday =
evening=20
Council meetings in the Council Chambers =
are=20
televised. Regular City Council =
meetings=20
and study sessions are shown =
live on=20
Channel 28 at 6:30 p.m.

Visit the City=92s new "We Love LO" website =
to see=20
what others have to say about Lake Oswego =
and=20
share what you love about living here. =
While you=20
are visiting - Take the survey! Lake =
Oswego is=20
imagining the future. What do you want to =
see in=20
Lake Oswego in 25 years? Share your values =
and=20
vision to help shape the future of Lake=20
Oswego.

The first step =
towards=20
making the City=92s Community Development =
Code more=20
user-friendly is complete! The =
project=20
consultant, Clarion Associates, conducted =
an=20
=93audit=94 of the City=92s Development =
Code to identify=20
problems with organization, readability, =
and=20
format, and to define an overall approach =
for=20
creating a more user-friendly =
code. A=20
presentation of the audit report will be =
made to=20
the City Council on Tuesday, July 27, at =
6:30 p.m.=20
in the Council Chambers. Read audit=20
report findings and=20
=
recommendations.

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/TD>

Celebrate "The Furnace=20
Blast"

=20

Preservation work on one of =
Oregon=92s oldest=20
landmarks, the stone blast furnace built =
by the=20
Oregon Iron Company in 1866, has been =
completed.=20
On Saturday, July 24, celebrate and =
enjoy=20
music, refreshments, exhibits, furnace =
tours, and=20
a blacksmith demonstration. Festivities, =
which are=20
free, will begin at 10 a.m. in George =
Rogers=20
=
Park.

Street Repairs=20
=
Begin

Street maintenance projects begin on =
July 20=20
and run through August. Scheduled work, =
which=20
includes slurry seal and paving, will =
occur Monday=20
through Saturday between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. =
Dates=20
and time are weather dependent. This work =
can be=20
noisy and dusty. In some cases, you may =
need to=20
find an alternate route or alternative =
on-street=20
parking. The map and schedule, which is =
updated=20
regularly, can be found at http://e2ma.net/go/8475729415/2967570/96768917/31050=
/goto:http://www.ci.oswego.or.us.

The Willamette Shore Trolley is not operating =
until=20
further notice due to equipment issues. The free =
tours=20
offered by the City of Lake Oswego on July 24, August =
7 and=20
August 15 have been canceled. If free tours are=20
rescheduled, the City will contact those who signed up =
for the=20
free rides as well as advertise the =
opportunity. The=20
tours were intended to inform residents of the Trolley =
line,=20
its history and also its potential future as a =
streetcar line=20
should it be selected as the preferred alternative to =
improve=20
transportation options along Highway 43. More =
information on=20
the Willamette Shore =
Trolley=20
Line and Lake =
Oswego to=20
Portland Transit=20
Project.

Panel Recommends =
Conventional Water=20
Treatment Plus Ozone

=

A panel of national experts in drinking water =
treatment=20
and public health recommended in June that the cities =
of=20
Tigard and Lake Oswego pursue conventional filtration =
plus=20
ozone treatment to best protect public health in the =
long=20
term.

The expert panel validated the 2007 report =
results. =20
The panel confirmed the quality of raw water is very =
good and=20
that combining conventional filtration with ozone =
treatment=20
will meet future safe drinking water standards and =
provide=20
additional assurance of safer, aesthetically pleasing =
drinking=20
water.

Further work will determine costs for this =
portion of the=20
water supply system before each City Council is asked =
to=20
confirm the recommendation in late 2010. Of the =
18=20
alternatives examined, this treatment recommendation =
is=20
considered mid-range in terms of cost.

Survey Work Around Lake=20
Oswego

Crews from the Lake Oswego-Tigard Water =
Partnership are=20
working along the existing water pipeline in Lake =
Oswego, West=20
Linn and Gladstone surveying its location, collecting =
data on=20
wetland resources and testing soils. Work will =
continue=20
through July and into August. You may see =
Partnership=20
crews around town with survey equipment, planting =
flags or=20
drilling holes in the public right-of-way to collect =
soil=20
information. There will be single-lane closures =
on some=20
streets to accommodate equipment, but no total street =
closures=20
are anticipated. Flaggers will be present in =
some areas=20
to keep traffic moving safely. This work is part =
of the=20
Project Definition phase, which evaluates alternatives =
for=20
facility type, size and location.